Archive for the ‘social media’ Category
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
I ran across a great article from The National Law Journal on the legal implications that LinkedIn recommendations might have on employment lawsuits. It is a definite read.
"Management-side lawyers are warning employers about the hidden dangers of LinkedIn, the popular business networking site that posts recommendations for job candidates. Specifically, ...
Posted in Human Resource Practices, social media | No Comments »
Monday, July 6th, 2009
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Visible Technologies still has their old CEO on their meta description tag after 5 months of a CEO transition. Really? 5 months? The second search result on Google? No one in the company saw this?
The devil is in the details, ...
Posted in Online Reputation Management, Startups, social media | No Comments »
Friday, June 26th, 2009
First, let me say that I am a fan of LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a great professional networking site that adds value to both organizations, professionals, job seekers, and recruiters alike. LinkedIn does have its limitations but it has done a good job carving out a fairly large niche market in ...
Posted in Adding Value, Consumer Advocacy, iPhone, social media | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
In my new positions, I am charged with implementing Social Media practices for a large directorate within a government organization. It is surprising (although not really since we are talking about a government organization), that many still don't get Social Media. The image below is a perfect example of some of the ...
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Peter Hall has a funny but largely true post regarding the life cycle of a new Twitter user. There has been a flurry of news activity about Twitter with Ashton Kutcher pwn'ing CNN on who can reach 1 million followers first. Twitter has officially become mainstream. Oprah Winfrey now has ...
Posted in data, social media | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
I had the honor of sharing my thoughts on managing your online reputation with SEO Boy. I believe that is increasingly important for business professionals to have a basic understanding of personal branding, search engine optimization, and managing your reputation (both in the traditional sense and online). There is more and ...
Posted in Online Reputation Management, Personal Brand, social media | 1 Comment »
Monday, February 9th, 2009
One of the more interesting revelations that came to mind as I was leaving my previous job as a Seattle Human Resources Manager at Visible Technologies was just how much data I had produced. When it was all said and done, I created from scratch over 3.3 gigabytes of new information ...
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
I read a good article in The Economist about a company called Rypple, that undoubtedly will be making some splashes about how Companies think about Performance Management.
Rypple has created an anonymous, twitteresque like concept around the constant feedback that Gen Y'ers crave. You can ping your boss or co-workers to death by ...
Posted in Generational Management, Performance Reviews, social media | 3 Comments »
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
since my last post. I needed a little motivation, so I took advantage of a great plug-in app on LinkedIn that shows my recent WordPress blog posts. It also shows when they were posted. I am quite ashamed of myself, but I am a big believer of transparency as motivation.
Is there ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Read an interesting article where the CEO of Facebook discusses their take on the future of the social web ( a direct competitor to Google's OpenSocial platform). OpenSocial has had some challenges out of the gate including it's first application being quickly hacked in just 45 minutes.
Mark Zuckerberg discussed the evolution of the social ...
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